Wadesville, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Wadesville, Indiana
Settlement Type:Unincorporated area
Pushpin Map:Indiana#USA
Pushpin Label:Wadesville
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Posey
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Center
Coordinates:38.1039°N -87.7903°W
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:456
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:47638
Area Code:812, 930
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:2830503

Wadesville is an unincorporated area in northern Center Township, Posey County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. It lies along State Road 66 northeast of the city of Mt. Vernon, the county seat of Posey County.[1] Although Wadesville is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 47638.[2]

the U.S. Census Bureau had established a census-designated place for this settlement.[3]

History

Wadesville was laid out in 1852.[4] The community was named for the Wade family of settlers.[5] A post office has been in operation at Wadesville since 1855.[6]

Wadesville High School

Wadesville had a local high school, the "Wadesville Red Devils." In 1958 Wadesville consolidated with Poseyville, Cynthiana, and Griffin to form North Posey High School. The school's yearbook was called the "Devilree." The school offered grades 1st-12th.

Red Devil Athletics

The school colors of the Red Devils were white and red. Wadesville competed in the Posey County Conference until 1958. In the final season for the Red Devils basketball team they went 11-9 and won the Posey County Conference tournament, defeating Cynthiana 81–59 in the final. The Red Devils also won the Posey County Conference in the 1958 baseball season.

Education

Center Township is within the Metropolitan School District of North Posey County.[7] MSD of North Posey County consists of two elementary schools (North, South Terrace), North Posey Junior High School, and North Posey High School.

South Terrace Elementary School is in Blairsville,[8] 2miles southeast of Wadesville. The district was scheduled to begin building this school in fall 1957. 10 classrooms were planned to be built.[9]

Highways

Notes and References

  1. DeLorme. Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer. 3rd ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 60. .
  2. http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=47638 Zip Code Lookup
  3. Web site: 2023_gaz_place_18.txt. U.S. Census Bureau. 2024-06-13.
    Compare to the 2020 U.S. Census settlement list, which does not show this CDP
  4. Book: History of Posey County, Indiana: from the earliest times to the present . Goodspeed Publishing Co. . 1886 . 412.
  5. Book: Leffel, John C.. History of Posey County, Indiana. 1913. Standard Publishing Company. 117.
  6. Web site: Posey County . Jim Forte Postal History . 1 November 2015.
  7. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Posey County, IN. U.S. Census Bureau. 2024-06-11. - Text list
  8. Web site: Home. South Terrace Elementary School. 2024-06-13. 8427 Haines Rd. Wadesville, IN 47638. - Location resolved to Blairsville.
  9. News: North Posey School Projects to Be Started This Fall. Evansville Press. Evansville, Indiana. 1957-08-18. 13 (Text detail 1 and Text detail 2). Newspapers.com.